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Demystifying Profit and Loss Statements for Smarter Investing

27.11.24 08:10 AM - By Deshant - Comment(s)

Understanding the financial health of a company is fundamental for making smart investment decisions. Among the essential tools investors use is the Profit and Loss (P&L) statement—a document that summarizes a company’s revenues, expenses, and profits over a specific period. While it may seem da...

What Insider Trades Can Tell You About the Market

27.11.24 05:18 AM - By Cullen - Comment(s)

When company insiders—executives, directors, or significant shareholders—buy or sell stock in their own companies, it’s called insider trading. For many, the phrase evokes images of courtroom dramas and SEC crackdowns, but there’s a crucial distinction between legal insider trading and illegal insid...

Why the Long-Expected Recession is Slow in Coming

11.05.23 09:46 PM - By Cullen - Comment(s)

A version of this article was originally published at cullenhilkene.com.  


We have been experiencing one of the most significant slow-motion arrivals of a recession in recent history. Market pundits have been predicting a recession ever since the Federal Reserve (Fed) began its rate-hiking ...

The relationship between rate cuts and the market

27.03.23 11:22 PM - By Cullen - Comment(s)

A version of this article originally appeared at cullenhilkene.com.


Recent discussions among market commentators are that the Fed is likely to pause its hiking cycle soon, if we haven't seen our last hike already.  In fact, many anticipate r...

Performance Update - 3/1/2023

06.03.23 06:43 PM - By Cullen - Comment(s)

In February, the Calisade flagship fund was down -0.67%, versus the S&P being -2.44% and the NASDAQ being -1.11%.


Since inception, the fund is down -5.47% vs. -15.09% for the S&P and -26.78% for the NASDAQ.


Over the trailing 12 m...

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